CVE-2009-4762 MoinMoin Improper Access Control vulnerability
Remote attackers can bypass intended access restrictions in MoinMoin Wiki by exploiting improper hierarchical ACL checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-4762?
CVE-2009-4762 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Mar 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MoinMoin 1.7.x before 1.7.3 and 1.8.x before 1.8.3 checks parent ACLs in certain inappropriate circumstances during processing of hierarchical ACLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by requesting an item, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-6603.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4762?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including moin. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moin PyPI | From 1.7 | 1.7.3, 1.8.3 |
moin PyPI | From 1.7.0 | 1.7.3 |
moin PyPI | From 1.7.0 | 1.7.3 |
moin PyPI | From 1.8.0 | 1.8.3 |
moin PyPI | From 1.8.0 | 1.8.3 |
Products include Moinmo Moinmoin.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4762?
Upgrade moin to a fixed version for your release line: 1.7.3 or 1.8.3.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2009-4762 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4762 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2020-15275 malicious SVG attachment causing stored XSS vulnerability in MoinMoin
- CVE-2010-0669 MoinMoin improper sanitizes user profiles
- CVE-2010-0717 MoinMoin has improper default configuration
- CVE-2010-0668 MoinMoin has multiple vulnerabilities related to superuser list, xmlrpc and OpenID configuration
- CVE-2008-6603 MoinMoin Access Restrictions Bypassed due to improper ACL enforcement
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jj23-fj2v-m872, PYSEC-2010-13.